Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-16
THE w. C.. II. U. CONVENTION.
Synopsis of the Opening Address of
yIiss Frances T.. willard.

NASHVILLE, TIM, Nov. 16.-The National W. c.
T. U. met In Watkins Hall at O'Clock, with re-
representatives. from almost every State and Terri
tory. Upon the platform were seated
mrs 9ue o the crusade in iss puUdss
Ramabai ytce-presldent OF the Worlds
W. c. I. y. TOR India, aud the officers Of the Ma
full banners and flowers. MIS- Hannah Whitehall
smith, lately returned from England, opened the
the convention with Bible reading on love.
MISS WIZARDS annual addTess-the entire front OF
the platform was lined with representatives OF the
press, among whom were Miss Catharine Cole, OF
The New Orleans Picdyuae. Mrs. M. Helen Crane
Tor the New York World. Perfect quietness PEE
vailed while Miss willard gave selections from her
The Following is synopsis o, the annual address
tionaI WOmans' Christian Temperance Union:
the North to carry prohibition In single state
nor enough anti-salOOn democrats at the South,
has been proved in this memorable year or our con-
ance in both to take possession Of the Govern
ment and give US national prohibition.
Women, wherever they have the school Dsllot
should use 1t to engraft the kindergarten upon
the public school Where this cannot be done, let
the W. c. I. U. establish one, but above all let
every mother study the system and employ II In
destiny OF the municipal ballot for women as a
means OF enforcing prOhibitOry law, and empha-
1s snan 40
the daughters OF tho republic ! believe, also,
that the prohibition party should strongly state
as its ultimate aim two amendments to the Ma
ttonal Constitution: The hrSt calling for universal
prohibition; the second enfranchising the women
The wOmen's temperance publication society last
year published 10000, 600 pages; this year over
5OOOO,OOO. The total ISSUES OF the Union iS0ndi
for the year were 1854, 900 copies. wOmen'S
lecture bureau Is now being established In charge
OF the national president and corresponding secre
tary In Chicago with good prospects OF great use
fuiness The largest OF our enterprises, the Worlds
W. c. 7. u, continues TO hold on its way rejoicing.
awe must al tnis convention arrange definite
financial basis as our British sisters have DONE 80
that our National w. C. T. U. may be related 20
the worlds w. G. T. u, as our state auxiliarfes
are TO us The W. G. 7. q. OF Ohio has already
arranged for q new department In the interest OF
peace. This is strictly german to temperance
work, for nothing increases intemperance IKE
war and nothing tends toward war Ike tntemper-
ance. We ought 70 rejoice In the develop
ment OF athletic sports for women as well
tonic and stimulus Of outdoor nte LEADS
away from all narcotic drugA The future OF
the National Temperance Hospital, located IN
chicago, Is assured. As temperance people we
must no longer leave our interests undefended IN
Washinx.on suggest that tnis CONVENTION an. nd
prohibition party 70 combine with IN the effort
to engage Christian temperance lawyer
at Washington, who shall watch our IN
tsrsss AS, ss carefully as Louis SHADE 6;sis,,ers
II have always been opposed secret societies and
never more than to-day. They are relic OF Me-
dieval times and destined TO become extinct. But
the Good Templars and the knights OF Labor have
cretism is 50 nominal and their purposes % help
ful that Il has always scanned tome they formed
exceptions TO the general rule. believe they Will
not always be secfetivein name"